Pune-Bengaluru highway blocked by sugarcane farmers demanding better prices, resignation of Union Minister

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Farmers sitting on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway near Hattaragi village in Belagavi district of Karnataka on October 13, 2026. They are demanding higher MSP for sugar and higher FRP for sugarcane. | Photo Credit: BADIGER PK

Sugarcane farmers in Karnataka began a protest for higher prices by blocking the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway at Hirebagevadi and Hattaragi in Belagavi district on Tuesday.

Their demands include revising Minimum Support Price for sugar to ₹60 per kg, increasing Fair and Remunerative Price to ₹5,500 per tonne of sugarcane, transparency in weighing and recovery assessment in factories, increased buying of ethanol produced in Karnataka from sugarcane and maize, and differential pricing of sugar for domestic and industrial consumers.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 13, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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